Trouble light



Jan. 12 ,1926. y 1,569,041

W. C. SHAY TROUBLE LIGHT Filedl March 2, 1925 f ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM C. BRAY, 0F JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

TROUBLE LIGHT.

Application led March 2, 1925. Serial No. 12,787.

l'o all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. SHAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Trouble Lights, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trouble lights for use uponautomobiles and the like and contem vlates the provision of a' novelform of holding means whereby the light may be readily and easilyattached to any part of the vehicle in order that the light may bepositioned at the desired point.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means included uponthe outer side of thel lamp casing whereby the same may be readily andeasily attached to reflectors.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a multiplereflector which may ave either one of its reflectors positioned upon thefront of the lamp casing through the novel association with the holdingmeans included upon the forward end portion of the lamp casing.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includesthe :following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

1n the drawing Figure 1 is ya side elevation of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary lon 'tudinal section showing the inventionapplied to an inclined surface.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates atubular casing member including a dielectric knurled knob 11 which isthreadedly secured to the inner end of the tubular casing 10 andincludes an opening centrally thereof which receives suitable conductingwire 12 therethrough and into the lamp casing 10. The forward endportion of the lamp casing 10 is substantially enlarged as at 13 andincludes at diametrically opposed points upon the outer sides thereof apair of trunnion members 14. This enlarged portion 13 of the lamp casing10 further includes a ba onet slot or the like, not shown, which is aapted to receive the socket portion 15 of a lamp of the usual automobileincandescent typeV 16.

1n order to provide reflecting means upon the forward end portion of thelamp casing 10 and whichreecting means may include the fiaredcircumferential trouble light reflector or be reversed upon the forwardend portion of the lamp casing 10 in order to provide a drop light andin order to accomplish this desired result and the peculiar constructionof the above entitled invention, l provide a circumferential band 17which includes outwardly4 extending longitudinal and transversedepressions 18 and 19, the reflecting means includes an outwardlyextending flared reflector 20 and a substantially elliptical-shaped droplight reflector 21 thereon.

The-special type of securing or holding means for the lamp casing asmentioned in the foregoing, includes a substantially Z- shapedsupporting bracket 22 which has its upper end portion channeled orarcuateshaped in order to snugly associate with the under side of thelamp casing 10v and has its lower end portion apertured and receiving arivet or the like 23 therein which in turn is associated therewith asuction cup 24 which is preferably rubber and which when moistened anddepressed upon a surface as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, the samewill stick owing to the vacuum formed by forcing all of the air of thespace defined'between the suction cup 21 and the surface to which it isapplied and upon releasing the pressure exercised thereupon it will benoted, as is commonly known in the use of these suction cu s, that thesame will spring upwardly and rmly grip or adhere to the surface towhich it is applied, and owing to the simplicity and lightness of theabove entitled invention which is applied to this suction cup 2/1, itwill be noted that the said suction cup will adhere or stick to asurface longer or at a longer period than would an article having moreavoirdu ois.

dielectric plug member 25 is secured within the lamp caslng 10 bysuitable fastening elements 26; this plug 25 includes spaced contactmembers 27 therein which are connected with the conducting wires 12 andhave their opposite ends contacting with the con tacts upon the end ofthe lamp socket 15.

In the use and o eration of the present invention it will be c earlyapparent that upon the insertion of the flange member 17 on theoutwardly flared portion 13 provided upon the forward .end ortion of thelamp casing 10, that the longitudinally extending grooves 18 providedupon opposite sides of the flange member 17 may be readily and easilyreceived y on the trunnion members 14 provided at diametrically oppositesides upon the outer side of the outwardly flared ortion 13 on the outerend portion of the amp casing 10 and upon a partial rotation of theflange 17 thereon, it will be noted that the trunnion member 14 willmove transversely within the transversely extending grooves 19 and beheld against accidental displacement thereon. It will also be noted thatupon reversing the flange member 17 on the outwardly flared portion 13that the other reflector may be positioned. over the lam 16. T einvention is susceptible of vario-us chan es in its form, proportionsandgminor K detai s of construction, and the right -is herein reservedto make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention what is claimed is:

1. A trouble light, an incandescent lamp included in the forward endortion, electric conducting means included 1n the opposite end portionthereof, attachin means included upon the lower side of t e lamp casing,and a reversible reflecting means included upon the forward end portionof the lamp caslng.

2. A trouble light of the character described comprising a substantiallycylindrical longitudinally extending lamp casing, the forward end ortionof the lamp casing being substantial y enlarged and including a pair ofdiametrically opposed outwardly extendin trunnion members upon the outersi es thereof, an incandescent lamp bulb received in the outer endportion within the enlarged portion of the lamp casing, a suction cupsecured to the lowerv side of the lamp casing, and a reversiblereflector arranged upon the outer side of the forward end portion of thelamp casing.

3. A trouble light of the character described comprising a substantiallycylindrical lamp casing, the forward end portion of the lamp casingbeing substantiall enlarged and including a pair of diametrlcallyopposed trunnion members upon the outer sides thereof, bracket meansincluded upon the lower side of the lamp casing, a suction cup securedto the lower end portion of the bracket means, and a multiple reflectorhaving detachable connection with the outwardly flared portion of thelamp casing whereby the same may be readily and easily reversed upon theforward end portion of the lamp casmg.

4.-. A trouble light'of the .character described comprising a lampcasing having a substantially enlarged forward end portion, saidenlarged forward end portion including a pair of diametrically opposedoutwardl extending trunnion members thereon, a d1- electric cup membersecured to the opposite end portion of the lam casing and receivingsuitable electric con ucting means therethrough, a substantiallyZ-shaped bracket secured tothe lower side of the lamp casing, a suctioncup secured to the lower end portion of the Z-shaped bracket, a flangemember including longitudinal and transverse depressed portions pressedoutwardly therefrom and adapted for selective engagement. and lockingassociation upon the outwardly flared portions with the trunnionsthereon, and a pair of oppositely converging reflectors arranged uponopposite sides of the flange member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM C. SHAY.

